Hook for garment hangers



Feb. 19, 1946 c. N. BERGSTROM 2,395,032.

' HOOK FOR GARMENT HANGERS Filed NOV. 20, 1944 z/E/\/7'UR .CNBERGST ROM ATTURNEV Patented Feb. 19, 1946 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE HOOK FOR GARMENT HANGERS Carl N. Bergstrom, Portland, Oreg.

Application November 20, 1944, Serial No. 564,369

4 Claims.

This invention relates generally to garment hangers, and particularly to that class of collapsible coat hanger described in my Patent' The main object of this invention is to provide agiook for collapsible paper hangers which will be simple to construct, easy to apply, secure in its holding action, devoid of corners which would catch fragile garments, and having a swivel hook enabling the hanger to assume any angular position with relation to the plane of the hook.

I accomplish this and other objects in the manner set forth in the following specification as illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a front elevation of a coat hanger showing the first step in the application of a hook thereto.

Fig. 2 i a view similar to Fig. 1, showing the second step in the application of the device.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary view showing the third step in the application of the device.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary view showing the fourth step in the application of the device. 7

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the hook clamp.

Fig. 6 is a section taken along the line 6-6 in Fig. 3.

Fig. 7 is an enlarged end elevation of the hook clamp, showing the manner of confining the hook within the clamp members.

. Similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

Referring in detail to the drawing; there is shown a paper garment hanger consisting of a channel shaped member 4 with inclined shoulder supporting members l5 and I6, wh'ose lower ends I! are preferably integral with the member l4. The members l5 and I6 are also channel shaped and overlap each other at their upper ends and have a common pin slot I8 formed therethrough.

Hook clamp The Hook clamp consists of a vertical bar l9, having an open eye 2|] formed at its lower end and a closed eye 2| formed at its upper end, while a pin .22 projects from the middle portion of the bar l9 and is curved somewhat, as is shown in Fig. '7. The eyes 20 and 2| are in alignment to receivethe hook shank 24, while the pin 22 exerts a pressure against the side of the hook shank 24. The hook clamp may assume a variety of forms, but must have a closed eye at one end and open eye at the other end, and a locking pin at an intermediate portion. Although not necessarily so,

it is desirable to have the open eye member 20 on the lower side of the device.

Hook member The hook sh'ank 24 has a curved end 25, which is made large enough to accommodate the carrying apparatus in large cleaning establishments, while the hook shank 24 is straight and terminates in a head 26 at its lower end. The junction 21 of the hook shank 24 and the hook end 25 is somewhat rounded and has a definite part to play in the assembling of this hook and the hanger which it supports. The steps taken in the assembling of this device are best illustrated in Figs. 1 to 4 of the drawing.

It will be seen, for example, that in Fig. l the hook clamp is supported by means of its closed eye 2| from the head 26 of the hook shank 24.

.In Fig. 2 it will be observed that the pin 22 has been passed through the slot l8, while the closed end 2| is above and the open end 20 is below the hanger members. It will be noted that in this figure the hook shank 24 has been moved down to a point where itcan engage the open hook 20.

In Fig. 3 is shown a condition in which the hook shank 24 has been drawn up through the eyes 20 and 2|, thereby compressing th'e uppermost hanger ends but having the pin 22 at the bottom of the slot I8. The final movement brings the parts to the position shown in Fig. 4, in which the pin 22 reach'es the upper part of the slot 8 and the point 28 of the open eye 20 is embedded in the material of the hanger portions 5 and I8. It will be noted that now the member l5 and I6 are rigidly bound together and that the only portion of the device which might catch fabrics, namely, the end 28, is embedded in the paper of the hanger itself.

In illustrating this invention, little attempt has been made to hold the parts to the precise scale, as this will vary considerably with the require- 'ments and does not affect the principle or operation of the present invention.

I claim:

1. A support for coat hangers consisting of a hook clamp having an elongated bar provided with a closed eye at one end and an open eye at the other end thereof in combination with a hook having an elongated headed shank adapted to occupy both of said eyes simultaneously in a manner to clamp a portion of said hanger be-' said eyes and in the same direction, the spacing,

of said eyes and the length of said sh'ank between the head and bend providing a means for threading said shank through both eyes before said head is brought into engagement with said open eye.

4. A support for garment hangers consisting of a hanger element provided with a horizontal perforation in its uppermost end, a headed hook shank engaging one of said hanger portions, a hook clamp bar engaging the other side of said hanger portion, said bar having a point extending 10 into said perforation and having eyes above and below said hanger portion through which said hook shank extends.

, CARL N. BERGSTROM. 

